TT1E OMAHA DAILY H13E : Sl"NDAY , JTLY K' , KSOf ) . n
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Yah Propowj to Take a Brace in Athletio3
This Year.
OMAHA CRICKETERS TO GOTO WINNIPEG
They AVII1 lie Ilnmlftntnclr Kntrr-
InliiPil lir HiMireniMHallc itt
Hiinlly on Tlirlr Trip to tlie
Cnpllnl.
Yalo'a decline In athletics seems to be
arousing the alumni to notion anil convlne-
Ins them that something radical must be
done to save the Institution from Hie chaos
which has been gradually opening up before
It. For ( our jear Yale has b m losing
ground continually In all branches of sports
nnd the last jeer has been the climax. Yale
ha * been beaten In foot ball. In tennis. In
track athletics , In rowing nnd In base ball.
It has failed to win a single game during
the past year that Is worth mentioning Ten
years ago Yale considered Itself unfortunate
If It did not win the four big championships
and now It Is so far down the ladder ttiat
It accepts with complacency the loss of all ,
and to the graduate this complacency has
been the most -lous feature of the situa
tion Graduate Interference has been some
thing that Yale has religiously avoided
hwctofore. but at last the graduates have
decided to take a band.
It la not the Intention of the graduates to
take Yale's athletics out of the hands of
the undergraduates. This would be about
the last thins they would attempt , but they
do tlilnk that there must be inoro graduate
supervision of Yale to regain. Its lost pres
tige.
tige.Yale Is faet becoming leas a college and
moro of a : university each year , and with
the change comes a relaxation of the old
fellowship that held the boys together.
There Is now considerable talk of making
Walter Cams a supervisor ot all of Yale'a
athletic Interests The Idea of giving Mr.
Camp a chair ot athletics In the Yale
faculty has always mot with the unanimous
approval of Yale graduates. A Yale captain
Is n sort of a king In his realm of sport
nnd guards his rlchts as a king does Vie
* v * divine right and BO the undergraduates
. I have opposed this plan somewhat lor purely
\ ' selfish motives
But Yale's defeats ot the last year have
brought the undergraduates to their senses.
While a Yale captain Is proud of his powers ,
he also realizes that a losing captain at
/ . Yale has always 'been ' n conspicuous figure
V > In the lists ot Yale's failures. The creation
of n , ixjaltion that iMr. Camp would accept
depends largely upon the attitude of Presl-
V . dent-elect Hodloy , who Is known to be a
firm bellovjr In athletics.
Tbo nthlfctlc committee oj.tho . Young
Men's Christian association , has prepared
nn excellent card of Bport for July 22. The
blcjclo fiends and base ball fans should be
satisfied then or never. There will be four
i cycle races and a game ot base ball be-
twean the University club and the Young
Men's Christian , Association team Both
teams will bo In much bettor condition than
they were on the Fourth , -when the Unl-
Nsralty club defeated the Young Men's
Chrlst.an Association team by a score of
6 to 3 The Christians have been strength
ened by no-v material. There are eighteen to
twenty men trying for the teams , and all
will bo given a chance to sho-v themselves
when the association team lines up against
the Padflc Express Company's team.
The races promise a largo list. The
evtnts are aa follows :
One-Mile Novice First prize , J12 In mer
chandise ; second prize , J18 In merchandise ;
third prize , $4 In merchandise.
Oco-Mllo Open ( paced ) First , $25 ; Bec-
end , J10 ; third , ? 3.
Two-Mllo Tandem First. $25 ; second , J10 ;
' third. $5.
Five-Mile Handicap First , $25 ; second ,
$10 ; third , $5.
The track la getting better every day and
wll ! b3 In fine condition by the 22d.
The first prize In the five-mile handicap
will bo a round trip to Chicago , and Is
worth the test efforts of oil riders.
The entries will close Thursday , July 20 ,
at 8 p. m. , und any communication In refer
ence to the same should bo addressed to
'
I" C. M. Mayne , nt the Young Men's Christian
4 Association building. The receiving com-
'
mlttee ot the Young Olen'o Christian as
sociation Is E. B. Henderson , Frank Craw
ford and F. B. Barnes , and the meet will
be in their bands.
The Omaha crlckotera are In for a great
tlmo on their trip to the western capital of
' Canada. Received at luncheon on the day
4 of their arrival by the mayor and corpora
tion ot Winnipeg , they will DO taken on a
coach ride 'by ' the officers In garrison through
the city In the evening. On the following
day they will t > o the guests of the lieutenant
governor of the province at a garden party ,
whore the elite and fashion of ( Manitoba
will meet to do honor to the visitors. On
Wednesday a box party at the theater will
be given by the association. On Thursday
the renowned Royal Dragoons will entertain
our men at a smoking concert , and on Fri
day the Ninetieth battalion will have a
magnificent ball , at > whlch the cricketers
will ba the guests of honor.
The band of stalwarts which was to have
brought the championship ot western Amer
ica to Omaha has eadly dwindled in numbers
during the last week , and the committee is
now seriously considering whether it is ad
visable to send a team at all under existing
conditions. It Is hoped , bow ever , that in
view at the enormous expense entailed on
the ( Manitoba association in connection with
this tournament that a portion ot the Omaha
eleven at any rate will take the trip , and
T.lth the assistance of seme outsiders make
some cart of a howlng The eleven M
orlclna'l/ ' constituted would have been by
far the best tem ever sent from the mid
dle wMt. but Secretary Reynolds has be n
confronted with unforeseen difficulties , and
ft lest energetic man would hare loot ; since
given up In dep l Though Omaha cannot
expect under the circumstances to brlns
back the championship. the * who do repre
sent It will make a plucky tiht , and It
by any lucky chance It * most persistent
rlvnl can b turned down we refer to
'Mlnmota the Journey will not have been
In vain.
At last an American born golfer has won
the national championship. II M. liarrl-
man ot the Meadow brook club defeated
Flndlay S Douglas In the final round oil
the tournament at the Onwentsla club at |
Lake forest , 3 up and 2 to play , thus es-
tabllshlng htmfelf as the first American golf
champion.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
Co in in P ti I on the llnniUonir Kill nml
mi Hie Com I UK McrdtiK < > (
JelTrU-n nnil
"Jeffries doesn't seem so good to me since
I saw him working out with his brother at
the Bo > d the other night , " said the local )
pugiils.ic authority U'atsy Pallon , to a ,
group of the followers of the pugilistic game
"The crouching position may have worked
npalnst Fltzslmmons , but It WPS because
Fitz was not expecting It , and lost his
head and kept gain , , ' right Up against the
worst of it , instead ot looking for an ) advantage -
vantage at all. Fitz did not show his usual
good ring generalship. He is a wonder when
he is himself , which he certainly was not
when he fought Jeffries. 1 never saw such
ring generalship in my life as Fitz showed
In his fight at New Organs with Maher
Fitz had Maher going , and It seemed as It
he was nearly out when , with a super
human effort. Maher made a blind plunge
and swing , catching Fltr. right In the face
and flooring him The referee commenced
to count , and had gone to eight , when the
bell saved the game for Fitz. Ammonia and
other restoratives almost failed to bring
Fitz around , but he was snoved to bis feet
at the call , and then began the most clever
piece of work that I ever saw. Fltzslmmons ,
hardly able to see his opponent , kept up his
strong bluff by making a show of heavy
swings until the round was over. At any
tlmo iMaher could easily nave disposed of
him , but Fltz's cleverness and generalship
saved him.
"I think a man In the crouching position
Is at a great disadvantage. Every blow that
ho strikes Is by pure strength , while the
man who is standing up above him can
put the fuM weight of hla body into tha
blow and thus bo at a great advantage. "
Measurements of the two great candidates
for the pugilistic channlonsblp of the world ,
Jeffries and Sharkey , present on Interesting
study. Jeffries' were taken the mornlog be
fore bis battle with Fitzslmmons , and
Sharkey's at his training quarters at Paso
Robles , Cal. The comparative table Is as
follows :
Jeffries. Sharkey.
2t Age IS
60U4 Height 50S14
210 Weight 1S5
4CH Chest normal 45
43 Expanded 4S
3t Waist C3
42 Hips 39i
244 Klght thlg-h 23U
16H Calf 17M ,
13 Right forearm 14i
13U Left forearm 15
8 Wrist S > i
lo'i Bleeps 16
IT a Xeck 1SW
TG i Reach 70
54j Over shoulders S3l <
Jeffries will tower over his man like a
giant when they face each other next Oc
tober , being nearly six Inches taller. He
will have twenty-five pounds the better of It
In weight , too. After these figures are dis
posed of Sharkey shows to bettor advan
tage. Ho has a larger chest , but smaller
expansion , but his waist la trimmer and be
has lesa weight to carry In the hire , which
fact should make him fast. Thee , the
difference in the underpinning is sharply
shown. Sharkey's thigh Is smaller than
Jeffries by over an Inch , but bis calf Is ex
actly an Inch larger than tha boilermaker's.
The fighting Implement * , too , show a
great difference. Sharkey's forearms are
surprisingly large and well developed as
compared with Jeffries , despite the fact that
the latter is used to swinging a hammer ,
which should have developed that portion
of his arm. There Is little difference In the
wrists , however , but as Jeffries' arms approach
preach the shoulders they get more like
Sharkey'e , as at the "bleeps " there la a differ
ence of but a half-Inch. Sbarkey could
never wear Jeff's collars , for his powerful
neck calls for an Inch larger size. Around
the shoulders , Jeffries' chief point of power ,
he measures more than the sailor.
In reach or length of arms outstretched
from tip of fingers to tip there is a dis
couraging discrepancy on Sharkey's part.
The bollormaker has over six Inches the
bolter of it.
Kid < McCoy Is again coming to the attention
ot the public and blowing bis own horn In
a way that Is making Itself heard clear
across the continent. He wants a match and
bars no one. Ho will fight Fitz or Corbett ,
Sharkey or Jeffries , It makes no difference
to him. But the Kid and Red-headed
Robert are probably the next logical com
petitors for pugilistic honors in the middle
weight class , and a match between these two
would develop a battle Involving the Ideal
measurement of muscle and strength Mc
Coy does not hold Fltzslmmons too lightly ,
Dsthe following remarks will show , although
he does not think him at all clever
"It Fitz vas as lucky out of the ring aa
he was in It , be would boworth a fortune
today , " mid McCoy the morning following
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the defwt of the Kangaroo " 1 thoupht he
would whip Jeffries bwause I held Jeffries
too chep I never * w him puf up bis
hands < lll he fought Fitz. nj I drew my
estimate of him from what I h rJ Why
Joe rhoynskl and Maher had Kitislmmons
within a few ieoniU of Queer treft and If
Jim Corbett had followed hU war of fight
ing ho would have whippet ! the Kangaroo at
Carson City. I know that he cannot land
any of those Rub * swings on me I'm not
knocking him now that he N llcheJ , but I
fimply want to repeat what I have said for
the p t tno years , and that is. that I m
too cl ver for such a swinging style of boxer
as Kltzslmmons. KHz Is by no me ins clever
though I wlllndmlt that h * a a hard puncher ,
and carries o. round trip ticket to Queer
street if he can tack one of those swings
on you. He's been lucky In finding clever
people with his swings , but he ran short of
luck when he went up against Jeffries '
Of McCoy's confidence In his science
against the slams of the blacksmith , even
the Kid's enemies will admit he has Fitz
beaten in reach and cleverness , and would
enter the ring with a stock of confidence.
Fitz , by his defeat of Dempsey anJ Creedon ,
whom he fought at the middleweight limit ,
has a clear title to the middleweight cham
pionship. McCoy can eislly scale within the
158-pound limit and should be strong nt the
weight The Kid's alleged desire to get on
with Jeffries is merely advertising Instigated
by his manager. In age , reach and clever
ness McCoy has A downright advantage over
Fltzslmmons , nnd in the manipulation ot
his left hand he would put many an em
phatic wallop Into the countenance ! of the
Kangaroo.
ABOUTHORSES AND HORSEMEN
Speedy One * Arc Pnit OettltiR Into
J'orm nml AppronrliliiK the
Tuu-Mlnutc Murk.
Over a dozen horses have stepped Into
the 2 15 list already this season.
Star Pointer Is In great shape anJ can
beat his latest workout of 2 17H ten or
more seconds.
If John R. Gentry keeps going down the
scale as he has in the last few weeks he
Is now about due for a mile in tno minutes
A reliable authority explains the apparent
lack of form and speed of many western trot
ters end pacers taken east by stating that
"In the west we race for the purse , while
down east they race for the money In the
pool box and manipulate their horse to suit
the betting "
As a friend puts It , John R Gentry has
never been beaten In fast time it is cnly
when the handsome "red horse" Is "off the
eggs and on to the straw" that second place
In a race falls to his lot. Like the little
girl , when John R. Gentry Is good hp Is
awful good , and when he's bid he's horrid
While trotters and pacers that toe out
Interfere In front at times , they are fre
quently very speedy and far more service
able than those horses that toe in. While
judging a horse for horse show honors it 13
necessary to note whether or not he stands
squarely on his feet , and the horse that
stands square all around must bo placed
ahead of the horse that does not.
In Russia they have a peculiar way of
timing horses. Three minutes is called even
time. When a horse trots In 2 28 they say
"he trotted -without 32. " If he trots in 2 22
they call it "without 3S. " Six minutes la
even time for two miles. If the horse
trots in 5 05 they call It "without 53. " If
he trots a quarter of a verst that is one-
elxth of a mile In thirty seconds , they call
that even , but If he goes It in twenty-five
seconds they say "without five , " that would
be a 2 30 gait. There are no races for any
thing younger than 3-ycar-old3 , and per
formers younger than 6-year-olds are not
allowed to trot further than mile heats.
Mares over S years old are barred from all
races.
MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN
More I'artlo * Tlinn Eer lime Rene
on rinhliiR Excaralonn to
the Knvorlte Resort * .
The Dupont Gun club will hold its regu
lar weekly shoot for the medal across the
river at the usual time. The attendance has
been Increasing and a large number of the
boys break the white flyers at each regular
shoot.
The Young Men's Christian Association
Gun club held its regular shoot Friday
afternoon.
W. D. and Mrs. Townsend , J. P. Smead ,
L. E. Lucas , Miss Carrie Olson and party
leave tomorrow for a week's camp at Quln-
nebaugh.
P Cavanaugh and wife of Paxton & Gal
lagher's , leave tomorrow for a short outing
ing at Quinnebaugh.
Sam Becker of ( Atkinson Is visiting W.
D. Townsend of this city. Becker Is a big
rancher and enjoys shooting more than any
one. He reports moro chickens on the prai
ries than have been seen for years , and
says the shooting is bound to be good this
fall It was on Mr. Becker's ranch that
Townsend and McDonald made their big
bags ot quail last fall.
Fred Goodrich and Furane left yesterday
for Qulnnebaugb to take some of the finnles
from tbe water This is Fred's 'steenth trip
this spring to this lake. He must like It.
Phelps , Mo. , seems to be the place where
the fishing jartles from Omaha have tbe
most success. Many largo catches have
been made there of late. John Brown ot
that place landed a five-pound blgmouth
last week.
Ed Krug is homo from a two weeks' fish
at Langdon , where he enjoyed most excellent
sport.
CHESS ,
Announcement is made that the Nebraska
Cherts association summer tournament will
bo tield at Dannebrog , Neb. , August 2 , 3
and 4 President Hald Is now In correspond
ence with all members of tbe association
who bave expressed a desire to attend.
Placa of play are being arranged. The
prizes wltl probably be inexpensive , the
tournament being beld moro as a summer
outing far the members than a prize giving
affair However , the whole three days will
be devoted to good , solid cht-ss play , and
members should come , provided with chess
board and pieces , prepared to give battle
Upon the success of this tournament depends
future affairs of the kind. Every member
may bo accompanied by a chees playing
friend. All who contemplate going should
correspond with Nelson Hald , Dannebrog ,
In order that accommodations may be pro
vided.
The following games have been completed
In the Nebraska correspondence tournament
In lection A , H. B. Hammond won a
queen's gambit declined from P. J. Barren
In ( dirty-seven moves , and C. L Owen lo t
a two knights' defense to A. Rasmussen In
twenty-oeven moves. In section B , F. W.
Diddle won a Ruy Lopez from R. E Brega
In thirty-two moves , and W. R. Ellis won
a Petroff's defense from A. Ton ell in tblr-
ty < breo moves.
II. B. Hammond ot Wymore U almost cer.
tain to win first place In section A of the
Nebraska correspondence tournament , He
has completed blx out of seven games , win
ning , five and drawing one ,
Many chess player. } seem to dread defend
ing against the Ruy Lopez opening and In
vent all sorts of moves to prevent White
froiq adopting it. Black's second move
usually decided tbe matter. If be plays 2
! ' -Q 3 , Phllldor's defense result ? , if Kt-KB 3 ,
PftrofTg defense , if P-KB 3 , White replies
3 Kt x P and the Damlano Gambit results.
: P-KB 3 is about the wont possible move
Black can niake where White hai opened 1.
P-K4 and 2 Kt-KB 3 , especially U the play
proceeds 3 Kt x P , P x K The following
game , played at the Lincoln rh > B club not
long einre. Is a fair nmpie 0 ( the difficulty
Black ; ets Into by Inking the Kt.
DAM1ANO UAMUIT.
V hit ? Ulack.
l-l'-K 4 IMC 4
2-Kt-kB J. P-KH 3.
J-Kt\P PxKt.
4-Q-H i ch IM < Kt 3.
& - < J\KP ch. Q-K S.
6-gxIt. Q < ! ' ch.
7-11-K i Kt-K t.
Su-V-Q 3. QxKtl' .
9-H-H 6 tjxll th *
10-K-Q ! l''Q 8.
11-QxU ch. 1\-0 J.
12-H-Kt t Lh. Kt-lJ 4 ,
11-Kt-B 3 CJ-Kt T.
14-Q-B 7 ch. K-Il i
15-U-H 4 ch. K-H 1
lS-HxKt ch. V\B.
17-Q-B 7 oh. K-Q.
I -H.K , g\H oh
IO-K-K i. yea rh.
2 < > - KQ H'Q 2.
21-B-Kt 5 ch. K-ll.
2J-Q-H 3 rh B-K
IJ-yxB mate
Problem No 66 White to play ami win
Solvers are re < iutt.ted to sive the shortest
possible solution against U.ack's best play.
BLACK.
WHITE.
Solution to problem No 65 1 Q-K 6"
PxQ ( forced ) , 2 R-R S ch . K-Q 2 , 3. PxP
mate'
BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP
Omnlin llrcwhiK Ainelntli > ii Team
Goci lo liMrr Thin AVeeU.
for Tno Game * .
Washington has tried twenty-five players
to date and leads In that rcsoect.
To the djed-ln-tho-wool rooters no kind
of ball is good ball except winning ball.
The Cudahy base ball team has received
Its new uniforms , which are a dark gray.
Company D , Seventh Infantry , team at
Fort Crook has ordered new maroon uni
forms.
Baltimore seems to make more runs on
fewer base hits than any other team In the
league.
The Omaha Brewlne association team and
the Yukon Girls play this afternoon at
Nonpareil park.
The Colonels have established a new-
record They played five men at shortstop
In as many days , viz Dexter , Hulswede ,
Bayer. Langsford and Clarke.
Frank Selee let Lajolo slip away from him
and took Fred Klobedanz. Lajole today Is
the preateat second baseman In tbe league.
Manager Selee Is satisfied enough with the
way the Bostons are playlnc and will con
tinue to use his own head and disregard
the mouthlucs of a few disgruntled critics
The manager has piloted a few- winners in
his day and still knows a thing or two
about the came.
In base ball much Interest has been
aroused over the number of changes In the
pennant race. Chicago got up to second
place and Philadelphia also occupied the
same position at different times during last
week. Boston , however , jumped up next to
the leaders , while Cnlcago passed Phila
delphia finally and retains third place ,
[ Manager Keith goes to Denver Friday
with the Omaha Brewing association base
ball team. They play two games with the
Denver Athletic club team and return right
home , not stopping for a game either going
or coming Scully , who pitched a game at
Salt Lake on the Fourth , will join the
team at Denver.
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IN THE WHEELING WORLD. , [
Entries are still coming In for the Blair
road race to be held July 30. Many of the
boys do not like the idea of making
a scratch race of it as they believe the rac
ing men would get behind them and follow
their pace and then spurt by them on the
finish. On this acccount the race will be
changed as follows
The men will be started ten minutes apart ,
and the best time made will win the money.
If this does not suit , any change that te
wanted will bo made
There are quite a number of riders who
are wanted in this race who have not en
tered as yet It is to be hoped that It will
not bo found necessary to Invite them to do
so. This opportunity should not be mUaid
by any good road riders , of whom there are
a good number In these parts There are
old war horses and racing men from Omaha ,
rough rldei- % from Council Bluffs , and festive
wind-burners from other localities , all
of whom are cordially urged to enter and
tear up the highway between here and Blair
In an effort to win the pot
H. S MUNTEFERING ,
Captain Omaha Wheel Club.
News from Manila and vicinity Is noj
very encouraging to prospective visitors
wishing to take their bikes along. Boats
and pneumatic boots are moro desirable aa
means of navigation In that dewy region.
At prssent the problem H not the condi
tion of the roads , tut how to get out of
the wet. An average of ten Inches of rain
a month Is calculated to dampen the ardor
of w heelers and reduce the heat of the
scorcher. Still , tbe complaint Is made tbit
not the least of the many evils thereabouts
is the hump-backed terror on two w heeH.
Of this class Freedom of Manila utters thee
pointed remarks.
"There are some people , who , if their
bodies were as small as their souls , could
walk for a week In the shade of a rice
stalk , and some of this cloai , we regret to
eay , ride wheels Just as they may be fouud
doing anything else. They are the animals
that seem to take a great deal of pleasure
In making people as uncomfortable as pos
sible. They frequent the highways , and If
awheel , the race' crowded of them , and
have rare sport in scaring people out of
their wits by riding pan them , too often
over them , at lightning speed Being ab
solutely without gray matter in their beads
of wooden wood , they can't hslp but think
that because they are awheel they own three-
thirds ot everything In sight , or at least
that their right * are alone worthy con
sideration , the only people In fact , 'who
have right * . Old age , motherhood and child
hood are not considered half as much aa
brawn and mutcle , for the class v > e refer
to are naturally cowards
"The other evening while riding on the
Luneta , the writer observed one ot the.se
empty heads coming along on tbe walk that
should be sacred from such , at a much
higher rate of speed than tbe unwrlttiu law
ct gentlemen would allow , and at tbe clang
of hU bell every one cleared tbe track to
avoid being run Into. Every one but a lit
tle child got out of the way. The youngster ,
toddling along Innocently , became hi * vic
tim and waa knocked down. The rider fell
from his wheel , but without pausing to
investigate tbe barm be hnd wrought ,
mounted and rode on and waa soon lost to
view. This la but one Instance in many
and we want to call a halt. "
Here la an experience as related by an
eastern rider tbit will find many echoes of
sympathy in tbe thoughts of others who have
teen tlmlllarly tried and It U a etory hav-
ins rnorilj tor the tradesman and the rider
This rtder writes
'Of all the 'KnoHr - In the country th *
average repair man taken the bin biscuit
My wheel got cranky when 1 was twenty
rnlUs away from the city recently I went
Into the flr t repair nhop I came ncroM.
As soon as he looked at no wheel the sup
posed expen exclaimed 'Well , the list
man who bandied this wheel must have
twen a blacksmith' He e t up the cone
anil tightened the bearing to that you
nikht have met with a serious acrlJent
After tuning with the rear wheel a bit he
let me off with a charge of SO cents Half
a mile further on and the rear wheel rc-
fUicxl to move. 1 tried all the tricks I
knew on If1 which are not many , nnd then
Carried It to another shop. This chap was
a genuine hammer thrower He exclaimed
" 'Where did you have that wheel fixed *
Well , ho ought to be locked up so as to be
kept out of the business He Is one of the
many lobsters that ruin the trade He ha
cost you a tire In the first place and he
might have caused you severe Itijurv Ho
neglected to screw up the cone ami th
step on the lefthand side of the wheel and
every tlmo It went around the wheel struck
the frame The tire Is torn all the w-vy
around It will carry you home and that's
all'
"Well I got home and went to my recu-
lar repairer at the pHce where I got the
wheel Before 1 spoke a word he said
'That's what you got for point ; to plumbers
for bicycle work. ' No doubt my trouble
was all due to the neglect of that first man
to screw up one nut , but wouldn't riders
have more confidence In them If the repair
men did not 'knock' each other so much ?
1 am afraid to trust any of them now , be
cause every one denounces all the others as
lncomp tents. "
Jlmmle Michaels , the midget champion ,
made his first successful effort as a jockey
at Torrlngton , Conn , on the Fourth. Thou
sands paid to see the little chap ride the
horses. He rode In two races and won both.
The first was a halt-mile dash , which he
won by a neck In a drive. The second wai
at five furlonfra and he won by a length In
a drive In both he got to the front as
soon as he could and stayed there to the
end His riding style Is compared to that
of Ted Sloan , well forward and In a crouch-
In ? position on the horse's shoulders. Ho
was highly elated with his success and'
after weighing In after the second race he
remarked , enthusiastically , that "riding
horses beats riding a bicycle. "
Eastward and westward the \merican
blycle takes Its way The Treasury Bureau
of Statistics at Washington reports that
American wheels are now ridden In all parts
ot the world , from the Jungles of Africa to
the wilds of Central America. Four million
dollars' worth ot American bicycles were
sold to European countries during the past
fiscal year , and more than twice as many-
were shipped to France , despite her skilled
workmen and Ingenuity , as were exported to
that country during the preceding year. Two-
thirds of our bicycles are sent to countries
which make a specialty of manufacturing
Even Japan , with Its cheap labor , Is con
stantly Increasing its imports of American
wheels Our largest customer Is Great Brit
ain , which took nearly $2,000,000 worth of
American bicycles last year , Germany coming
next and Canada , France , British Australia ,
the Netherlands , Denmark , British Africa ,
British East Indies , Japan , China , Dutch
East Indies and Africa following In the order
of the amount of their purchases Since
Cuba has become free we have shipped to It
eight times as many bicycles as formerly
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian islands are
good customers , though no direct exportation
to the PhlMppines is thus far reported.
America leads the world In the manufacture
and sale ot the best of everything. .
The Globe-Democrat reports that interest
In cycle racing In St. Louis Is practically
dead. The attendance at a meet held there
July 6 was so small as to constitute a
painful frost. "It is not at all likely , " says
the G. D. , "that any bicycle promoters will
care to risk their money in further attempts
to conduct cycle races In St. Louis , at least
for some time to come. Of course , the races
were run on a business day , and therefore
did not have much to draw from. Had the
Fourth been fine the promoters would prob
ably have cleared expenses , but there was
nothing like the enthusiastic interest which
used to mark cycling tournaments In the
past. The cause of the decline can be traced
directly to the bolt of the riders. To be sure
they had many grievances against the League
of American Wheelmen racing rules , which
were arbitrary to a degree and In many par
ticulars unjust and foolish. The racing board
enforced these rules and the riders became
discontented. It was asy for them to find
disgruntled promoters to encourage them in
their bolt , and they therefore proceeded to
kllf the goose which had been Jaylng the
golden eggs. The decline of interest is
marked all over the country , though probably
nowhere has it gone back as much as it
has here "
The average woman rider always dis
mounts by the left pedal , and is very much
at a less when prevented by stress of cir
cumstances from dismounting on the left-
band filde ; In fact , ehe often tumbles , off
rather than get off on the right , which , In
her case , is very much the wrong side.
Every rider should be able to dismount on
either slJe without difficulty. It requires
a llttla practice , for It Is difficult for the
average man or woman to reverse even a
simple movement Involving the uae of the
right leg in place of the left for the first
time , but when you reflect that tbe ability
to dismount on either side will at times
prevent accidents , you will see that It is
worth rradioing a little to obtain that
ability.
Tbe Sydney ( Australia ) cycle track has
been lighted In a novel way by means of In
verted are lights Fifty-five arc lights
and seventy incandescenta are placed around
the track at Intervals of thirty-five feet , the
lamps Inverted , with the reflectors Imme
diately over tbe arc There are absolutely
no ibadowi cast , and leading cyclUts are of
the opinion that It la safer to ride at night
under this light than by daylight.
The transportation committee of tbe
League of American Wheelmen la in receipt
of scores of letters from wheelmen con
templating going to tbe national m < et at Bos
ton regarding railroad ratea. They do not
seem to realize that there li a flat one-fare
rate for the round trip from all parts of the
United States , and that this 1 one of the
strong inducements for wheelmen to take
part In tbe annual event. The entertain
ment committee for the meet U working
assiduously completing the details of tbe
entertainments and has recently added a
water carnival to the program. This will
be a novelty at league meets and will be
held on tbe Charles river. The all-night
imoker will b held In Mechanics' pavilion ,
one of the largest buildings in Boston , and
tbe program for It I ) now complete.
Tbe bicycle , says the Manufacturer , took
ItH beginnings In Europe In England but
when we once seized hey of It wo dis
tinguished ourselves In this as In everything
else we undertake , by the tremendous energy
with which we manufactured and Improved
and bought and rode this machine. We
suddenly developed a large export trade In
thli article , of a value ot about $7,000,000
annually. To England , from which country
we at first imported "wheels , " we soon
eent large number * every month , and bicycle
factories cprang up In all parts of the coun
try. History is being repeated now -with
the automobile ,
In years past the b'cycle ' fare and the
bicycle bean were much talked about ,
though rarely seen or felt. Xow the doctor *
DON'T FORGET
thai wo nre soiling good
SecoiicZ Hand
Bicycles
$10,00 , $12.OO < " > $15.00
this week
eMu.rr A oc J StCrHllgS , VlCtOfS ,
SOME ARE- \ sterns and Colmtibias
Omaha Bicycle Co. ?
Cor. 16th and Chicago St. * Ed T. Hoyden , Mgr.
World , $40 and $50 ,
10 Per Gent Off for Cash ,
The finest , strongest and most perfect
bicycle built.
Orient § 50.00
Orient Chninlosd 75.00
Leo 25.00
Ak-Snr-Ben 32.00
OTHER MAKES FROM $10 UP , CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS
WHEELS RENTED OR REPAIRED ,
A good Assort incut of K.IS and oil lamps at reduced prices.
H. E. FREDRICKSON ,
Plume 21il. ( 15th AND DODGE STREETS.
are discussing the blcvcle kidney to wh'ch ' i
wheelmen are said to subject themselves
who strain thernsclve * by long runs sprint
Ing and racing , without sufficient ! ) careful
training. In Philadelphia the Jefferson
Medical college laboratory staff has found
In the study it has been making that this
danger Is comparative ! } small and less In
the case of a wheelman who maintains him j
Keif in good condition than In the case of
one who is Irregular In his training habits I
The Blcj cling World opines that the
wheelmen who object to bicjcle lamrs are
"a grasping , selfish , unthinking , unreason
able. Inconsiderate lot " It doesn't require
a blazing lamp to discover the location nor
the size of the Bicycling World's graft.
Continual riding , especially If the handle
bars arc dropped , is apt to cause a cramp i
in the upper muscles of the armb To lift |
or lower the saddle will generally give relief ,
but the best plan Is to ewlng the arms
rapidly A different set of muscles Is set
Into motion by doing this and the rider
need not get off the machine.
Qnentluii ami A
DEAinVOOD. 3 D July 6 To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee. Can > ou give
me the address of parties having lull-
blooded Esquimaux dogs for sale' ITease
answer In uext Sunday's Issue. E G. Whit-
ford.
ford.Ans Write to Mr Moore , care People's
Installment House. Omaha.
DENNISON , S. D. . July 9. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee Please let
me know where I can get a good battery
for a game or two. J. C. L > .
Ans Write to Manager Buck Keith ,
Omaha
CARROLL , la . July 8 To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee. Dear Sir Will you
kindly publish In The Sunday Bee the
answer to the following question In a base
ball game the ball is batted along the ground
just outside the first base foul line Whlli
stin In motion It Is fielded by the first base
man while standing on his base , with no
part of his person touching foul ground , the
ball not yet having passed the rear Hue of
first base. Is It a fair or foul hit ? R. A. E
Ans. Foul.
FREMONT. Neb , July S To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee1 Will you kindly
let me know through The Bee the best
sporting magazine or paper the one mostly
devoted to horses and fighters. A Sub
scriber.
Ans. New York Clipper.
CEDAR RAPIDS , Neb. July 7 To the
Sportlug Editor of The Bee : Was
Hall Adali , the Turkish wrestler , thrown
one or more fafls since his arrival In this
country ? If so , by whom ? J. H. McClin-
tlck.
tlck.Ans
Ans No.
FREMONT , Neb . July 12. To the Sporting - '
ing Editor of The Bee Us there , or
will there be , a itatlon in Omaha for rn-
llstlng or receiving recruits for United
States volunteers which have Just been
called for , and if so , where is It located ?
F. William Belli.
Ans. Fort Crook Is the only station open
at present.
US Ol < " MFC.
The Russian government has taken away
from 25,000 chops In St. Petersburg the right
to eell alcoholic liquors and baa replaced
these by 5,000 establishments priced under
the control of the state and located at equal
distances apart. These establishments are
directed by young women. The liquor is de
livered In bottlea , to which is affixed a gov
ernment mark. The consumer can obtain
only one bottle In each shop , and if , when
he visits another establishment , he abom the
least sign of Intoxication no liquor will be
served him.
John Roberte , formerly a New York liquor
dealer , who was arrested in 1ST7 , and spent
two years In prison for a burglary ot which
be was convicted and subsequently proved
to be innocent , is suing the state cf New-
York for $133,976.54 damat.es. The court
ot claims had awarded him J7,500 , which
be considers Insufficient , white the a'.ato
declares It is excessive. The case i at
tracting considerable attention from lawyers
because of Its rather ) unusual nature , and of
the probability that it may serve to establish
a precedent.
A joker at Lincoln , Neb. , paluted a piece of
wood to resemble a firecracker of the can
non variety ; bo attached a piece of cord to
It to represent a fiuse and then went around
Hearing people to death by pretending to
light the engine of destruction. Finally be
went into a drug etore , where there was a
big pile of fancy articles , and set the bogus
cracker on a show case and lit a match. The
druggist and his clerks fell upon him with
one accord and emote him on the brow with
Mra Window's soc-thln ? syrup and nervura ,
And the crowd was glad of It.
A minute niece of steel was drawn from
the eye of a roan in New York the other
day by the u o of a powerful magnet , the
newly-Invented device for performlns such
operations. Dr. Parker , wix > uied the lu-
ktrument , says the piece of steel was im
bedded in such a way that Its removal by
other means would have been Impossible ,
The sight of the eye will probably be Bayed ,
though the patient will be In the hospital
some time , owing to the strain on the eye
ball before the steel began to yield to the
magnet's attraction ,
Her J Hughes Parry , pastor of the
Morlah church , Utlca , N , Y , broke his ] onz
fast at 11 a. m , Saturday , July 7. From
May 15 until Saturday morning forty-eight
days he subsisted entirely on water and
not a morsel of food touched hi * IIp . He
In the hope of relieving a chronic
Below we give a list of bicycles and sewing
machines at the lowest prices ever offered.
Each wheel will have-prlete marked on it.
J23 00 Rambler , gents' ' 99 model , slightly
used , perfect condition , guaranteed same as
new.
J31 7o Rambler , gents , scratched In
tran ° portatlon
$27 30 Stearns' Special , gents , a J60 00
wheel , Pelmer tires , ueed two weeks.
J23 50 Victor , ' 99 model , good as new.
J25 00 Stearns , ladles , " 99 model , perfecl
condition.
J25 00 Rambler , ladles , ' 9D model , used
three weeks , perfect condition
J1JOO Reliance , ladles , \\ell finished and
a oed wheel
$1300 Neb Special good condition.
J12 50 Spaulding , gents , good shape
$7 00 Gendron , gents , fair condition.
J1C 00 Cupid , 24-Inch , gents , new
$1100 New Alliance Wheels , ladles' 01
gents , without tires.
SUNDRIES
For one-half the price you will have U
pay other dealers
SEWING MACHINES.
$16 00 Box top Singer , new.
$31 00 Drop head Singer , new , lateet Im-
iproved , vibrating , high arm.
$ S 00 Second-hand Davis upper feed , in
good shape.
$9 00 Second-band White.
$4 00 Second-hand Wheeler & Wilson.
Nebraska Cycle Go ,
Cor. 15th and Harney.
Gco. K. .MluUel , Muiinjjcr.
ailment and his condition 'Is considerably
Improved , although bo is weakened from
the lack of nutritious food. Throughout
the fast Mr. Parry has not been confined
to Ms bed and nhort walks have been taken
by him dally. Perhaps the most serious
effect left upon him Is the slight falling of
his cyeblght , attendant upon his weak con
dition. It is expected ho will recover this
as be again receives his strength. For the
first day or two Mr. Parry experienced In
tense hunger , 'but ' that noon left him and
he was quite comfortable for some time
after , until his weakened condition gave
him discomfort.
LAIIOII A.NU IXUUSTHV ,
The cotton , carpet and hosiery mllti ot
Lowell. Mass , are enjoying a season of note
worthy activity.
In the farming dlitrlcts of Ruula U cosla
3S cents to hire a horse for one day and Si
cents to hire a man.
The clothiers of Lawrence , Mass , will join
the closing movement and grant the
Wednesday half-holiday to their clerks.
A successful * firm of tea merchants In
London Is composed entirely of women.
The blenders , tasters and pickers sre also
women ,
I-abel stickers In the canneries are now
face to face with a machine which will label
10,000 cans In ten hours , which docs cot
give the hand worker much of a chance.
Los Angeles draws Its electricity from a
turbulent mountain river ninety miles away.
The 12,000 horse-power runs street cars and
machinery and supplies the city -with light
and heat.
Seventy million yards ot ribbons were
manufactured In Pennsylvania last year , tbe
product being doubfe that ot tbe previous
year. The value of the entire silk produc
tion for tbe year wai 132,134.(29 , an Increase
for the year of more than $8,000,000 ,
Journeymen bakers are agitating the Abolition
lition of night work , arguloc that notblnj
would contribute BO much to tbo elevation
of the baking trade , tbe efficiency of tervlee
to the public , the well-being and health of
tbe workers in bakeshops , tbe respectability
and social standing ot tbe employes and th
whole craft , than day work.
About 5,000 employes were benefited by
the recent reduction In working hours from
ten to nine boure a day in tbe brewerlei of
Milwaukee. There was no corresponding
reduction in wagei and tha brewer * thus
lost 750,000 hours ot work in a year that
would otherwise have t > ? en performed. The
brewery workmen , brew ry teamitart , fir -
men , engineers , maltsters and o tbe re have
had concessions granted , but greater than
an tbo other concesiloua waa that made lait
week to tbe bottlers and machine men , Both
of ttiesa claiiei of employes formerly worko !
ten hours a day , but now they work nlna
hours ,
Gunshot wound * and powder burnt , cut * ,
bruliej , epralns wounds from ruity nails
Inicct MluKs and ivy polionlng < julcky |
healed by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Poiltlvely prevents blood poisoning. Bewtrt
of counterfeits. "Do WltU" It tafa u4
cur .